Breaking Bad 

A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his family's future.

Creator:

Vince Gilligan

Stars:

Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn

Top Rated TV #4 | Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 150 wins & 234 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bryan Cranston	...	Walter White 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Anna Gunn	...	Skyler White 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Aaron Paul	...	Jesse Pinkman 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Betsy Brandt	...	Marie Schrader 62 episodes, 2008-2013
RJ Mitte	...	Walter White, Jr. 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Dean Norris	...	Hank Schrader 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Bob Odenkirk	...	Saul Goodman 43 episodes, 2009-2013
Steven Michael Quezada	...	Steven Gomez 34 episodes, 2008-2013
Jonathan Banks	...	Mike Ehrmantraut 28 episodes, 2009-2012
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Gustavo 'Gus' Fring 26 episodes, 2009-2011

Storyline

When chemistry teacher Walter White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given only two years to live, he decides he has nothing to lose. He lives with his teenage son, who has cerebral palsy, and his wife, in New Mexico. Determined to ensure that his family will have a secure future, Walt embarks on a career of drugs and crime. He proves to be remarkably proficient in this new world as he begins manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with one of his former students. The series tracks the impacts of a fatal diagnosis on a regular, hard working man, and explores how a fatal diagnosis affects his morality and transforms him into a major player of the drug trade.

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Plot Keywords:

cancer | crystal meth | albuquerque new mexico | chemistry | drug | 

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Taglines:

Walter White: Chemist, Meth Cook, Heisenberg, Killer, Drug King Pin? (season 5, part 1)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breaking Bad

Filming Locations:

906 Park Avenue SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

High Bridge Productions, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min 3,030 min (Entire series)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gus Fring was originally written as a character named Kesyer Söze (a reference to The Usual Suspects (1995)). Söze was supposed to appear late in the first season but a writers strike shortened the season. Giancarlo Esposito who played Gus appeared in The Usual Suspects.

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Goofs

Don Eladio is a Mexican drug kingpin. However, he speaks Spanish with a Cuban accent. The actor,portraying the character, Steven Bauer, is a Cuban-American.

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Quotes

Skyler White: And why did it feel so good?
Walter White: Because it's illegal.

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Crazy Credits

Opening credits use chemical symbols from the periodic table of elements as part of names : bromine (Br), and barium (Ba) for the title, none for creator Vince Gilligan (except when he gets a V for Vanadium), one for cast and crew members.

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Alternate Versions

All episodes were rerun on an on-demand cable channel in some areas, without commercials but with additional scenes not included on AMC.

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Connections

Spoofed in Breaking Bad: The Middle School Musical (2013)

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Soundtracks

Fallacies
(uncredited)
Performed by Twaughthammer

User Reviews

Since GOT is over, this is Officially the Greatest show ever made

I was waiting to see how GOT ended. It should be the greatest but they failed miserably in the finale season especially the last 3 (mainly the finale) episode.

Writers need to take notes and be more like breaking bad. They had they ending planned out from the begging. They didn't try and build a massive brand or following behind the show and extend their seasons to do so. They stuck with their plan and created the greatest show we may ever see.

Thank you for existing.